Miller is a billionaire in the oil and gas business. He is also chairman of SMU’s board of trustees, a body that includes Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones, Clark Hunt, Chairman and CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs and a bunch of other folks with ten-figure net worths.

The weekend that college football fans have long dreamed of – and spent countless hours arguing about – is finally here.

It's just the third time Penn State and SMU have faced off. The winner will face Boise State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals in the Fiesta Bowl.

Those who didn't make the ride to Penn State gathered at Happy Valley Sports Bar in Dickson City to watch their Nittany Lions play.

The first round of the College Football Playoff is in the books after the expanded playoff brought games to campuses for the first time, an incredible display of the best parts of college football – even if the games weren’t particularly close.

For all of James Franklin's success at Penn State -- and he's had plenty of it -- there's been a prevailing narrative that the 11th year coach cannot deliver in crucial moments. The ironic moniker "Big Game James" has been thrown around to ridicule his efforts against top competition,

Penn State’s defense heard a lot of noise after surrendering 37 points to Oregon in the Big Ten Championship Game. The Nittany Lions put any worries about the unit to rest against SMU with a 38-10 win in Penn State’s College Football Playoff debut.

Saturday’s College Football Playoff slate begins inside Beaver Stadium. No. 6 seed Penn State hosts No. 11 seed SMU, with kickoff scheduled at 12:00 p.m. EST. The winner moves on to the Fiesta Bowl, where the No.